; a l l Wr.WM.lf SLEY COM g^\ -+\ "TWT ellesley College News Entered as second-class matter November 17, 1916, at the Post Office at Wellesley Branch, Boston, Mass., under the act of March 3, 1879. VOL. XXIX. WELLESLEY, MASS., OCTOBER 27, 1920. No. 5 INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION On November fifth, the Honorable Crawford Vaughan, recently Prime Minister of South Australia, will lec- ture at Wellesley College on Indus- trial Legislation in Australia. Mr. Vaughan is especially qualified to speak on this subject because of his close and long continued contact with the politico-economic activities of his country. From 1905, when he was elected as labor candidate to the Par- liament of South Australia, until 1918 when he was sent to the United States as unofficial representative of the Commonwealth, he has taken a prom- inent part in public affairs. He has served his party for many years as a parliamentary leader and has held the office of Minister of Education, Treas- urer, and Premier of South Australia; and he therefore comes as an author- ity on the legislative and administra- tive aspects of industrial relations. The subject of the lecture is also of special interest in this time of social reconstruction. For the Australian states have been the birthplace of new forms of labor legislation, which in some cases have been adopted by Great Britain and have even been car- ried to this country. They were the first to adopt minimum wage legisla- tion, now in force in Great Britain and in Massachusetts and several other states. They were among the pio- neers in providing pensions from pub- lic funds for aged, self respecting citi- zens. At present special interest centers about Australia's political methods of settling labor disputes. The long years of turbulent strikes that marked the history of industrial relations in the seventies and eighties have been followed by a series of important ex- periments in the legislative prohibi- tion of strikes and the creation of in- dustrial courts for the settlement of labor troubles. In Australia direct action has largely given way to the socialistic faith in the efficacy of state control; and the worker has been mak- ing more use of his right to vote than of his right to strike. About the success of these experiments Mr. Vaughan will bring much exact and interesting information. HOUSE VICE-PRESIDENTS Beebe — Hildegarde Soderberg Cazenove — Eugenia Brown Pomeroy — Elizabeth Brown Shafer — Charlotte Homer Wood — Anita Brandt Norumbega — Helen Phillips Wilder— Elizabeth Fry Freeman — Mary Giddings, '22 Tower Court — Julia Currier Mildred Van Blarcom Claflin — Eleanor Carpenter Stone — Eleanor Goldsmith ^^? H s& f^fli '* J ^^"*J ■£Jj 1924S ATHLETIC DEBUT FIELD DAY, OCTOBER 30 DOROTHY TOWER Junior President JANE HARVEY Sophomore President HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOLDS OPEN MEETING LOST again: my glasses, on the 15th, between chapel and the kinder- garten. Leslye Thomas, 219 Caze- nove. The House of Representatives form- ally opened its session for the year, Thursday afternoon, October 21, in Founders' Hall. After Margaret Had- dock, '21, President of College Gov- ernment Association, had addressed the representatives, certain necessary legislation regarding the members of the House was passed, and officers were elected. The meeting ended with a short account of the plans for the Political Rally, detailed by Eleanor Burch, '21, President of the Debating Club. She urged that the House con- stitute itself a publicity committee to arouse still greater interest in the Rally among the students. Margaret Haddock, in her opening address, said that the Intercollegiate Student Government Conference which she had attended last year convinced not only the Wellesley delegation, but others as well, of the excellence of Wellesley's organization. The college has all the machinery for government that it wants, perhaps more than it wants. The House is therefore free to put all its energy into constructive use of the organization now in exist- ence. This year the representatives elected by the students in their dormi- tories are responsible only to a small constituency, whose opinion they must represent. The House Presidents and Village Seniors shall vote, regardless of their own views, as their houses de- sire. But they are expected to present to the House, as well as the feeling of their constituencies, their own opin- ions. Each member of the House can only do his duty by speaking fearless- ly her honest thoughts on every ques- tion that arises. There have been some changes made in the membership of the House, Miss Haddock went on to explain. The representatives of the sophomore houses, instead of being the house chairmen, have been elected by the students. The vice-presidents of Col- lege Government and Christian Asso- ciations are now included among the representatives from the senior class, since they are the only village seniors in their districts. She concluded by presenting Henriette Bohmfalk, '21, whom the College Government Board had asked to act as Speaker of the House pro tempore. Miss Bohmfalk took the chair. The first business of the meeting, after a message of congratulation, had been read from Anna Rus- sell, '20, speaker of the House the preceding year, was the elec- tion of the permanent speaker for this year. Miss Bohmfalk was elected unanimously. Grace Osgood, '22, was chosen secretary. A letter from the Executive Board of the College Gov- ernment Association was read, an- noucing the appointment of Katharine Barnett, '21, as chairman of the point- ing committee of the Association. A motion was passed authorizing the secretary to caF:t a single decisive vote that Phoebe Hall, '21, continue her work begun so admirably last year, as schedule officer. The House then reindorsed the ruling adopted last year that "in general it shall be its policy to postpone action on all very important matters, and to refer them to the college at large for further dis- cussion." Marion Lockwood, '21, was elected to represent the House before the Senate. On hearing the report of the college auditor, the representa- tives voted to turn over the surplus of $33.66 reported in the treasury to the Student Aid fund. Eleanor Burch, who, as President of the Debating Club, is ex-officio mem- (Continued on page 6, col. 4) The time is approaching for 1924 to make its official debut in athletics: Field Day is next Saturday. Prelim- inaries are to be played the first part of the week, and there is much spec- ulation on what the results will be. The freshmen are on the alert, wait- ing to claim supremacy in as many events as they can. They are playing very steady baseball, fast hockey, and promise to "keep them going" in ten- nis. It is guaranteed that the class which carries off the honors this year will not do it without a struggle, for the playing is very even. The track teams are showing unus- ual promise this year. Freshmen have come out in remarkable numbers and the sophomore squad is nearly double what is was last year. If the juniors and seniors can be counted on to be in as good shape as they were last year as sophomores and juniors, there will be some close competition. Interest in the track events has always been mor or less secondary because the teams were small and the more pop- ular sports monopolized the general attention. This year the cinder course and the jnmping pit may see some records broken. Class stunts have been given up on account of the political rally in the evening, but the "politicians" may have some stunts to make up the lack. Of course there will be class forma- tions and singing, and the committees in charge are planning for a better, bigger Field Day than ever before. Tickets will be on sale Friday. F. W. and H. S. '23 EXPERIENCES IN SWITZERLAND Subject of Christian Association Sneaker On Wednesday evening, October 20, at the C. A. meeting in Billings Hall, Emily Gordon, '22, spoke of her exper- iences at the World's Student Chris- tian Conference in Geneva, Switzer- land. She first cited examples to show how easy woman's education in this country is in comparison to that abroad: in England it is not firmly es- tablished at Oxford and at Cambridge, and as a result the student class is more serious than here; at Grenoble in France the most which women stu- dents ask is a clean and barely com- fortable building in which to live; out of six million people in Austria thirty thousand are students, and many of them are starving. At the conference there were thirty- eight nations represented, of various denominations. Delegates from coun- tries which but a short time before had been fighting each other came to- gether in a friendly and international spirit. The purpose of the conference was: "To lead students in the univer- sities and colleges to a living person- al belief in Jesus Christ, and to bring them into his active service. The big- (Continued on page 6, col. 4) THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS Wtlh&kv College Hetog EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MARY C. DOOLY, 1921 BOARD OF EDITORS Associate Editors CLEMEWELL HINCHLIFF, 1921 ELIZABETH SAYRE, 1921 Assistant Editors ALICE HACKETT, 1921 ELEANOR FERRET, 1921 DOROTHEA COMLY, 1922 BEATRICE JEFFERSON, 1922 EMILIE WEYL, 1922 ELIZABETH WOODY, 1922 DOROTHY WILLIAMS, 1922 ELIZABETH SANFORD, 1923 DANE VERMILION, 1923 BUSINESS MANAGER DOROTHY BRIGHT, 1921 BUSINESS STAFF Circulation Manager AMELIA DEWOLF, 1921 Advertising Manager SUSAN GRAFFAM, 1922 Assistant Business Managers ALICE RICHARDS, 1922 LUCY JOHNSON, 1923 face with some regulation which is not agreeable. Then a storm of interest and protest follows. Such a criticism may not apply to the entire student body but it concerns a lamentably large proportion. The House has adopted a definite p!an this year of consulting their con- stituents on all important questions. It is manifestly impossible to execute such a plan, however, without the in- telligent support of the members of the classes. Community government cannot grow without community back- ing, and community backing to be val- uable must be thoughtful, intelligent, —bur. above all, audible. Published weekly during the college year by a board of students of Wellesley College. Subscriptions or.e dollar and seventy-five cents per annum in advance. Single copies six cents each. All contributions should be in the News office by 9 P. M. on Sunday at the latest and should be addr'essed to Miss Mary Dooly. All Alumnae news should be sent to Miss Laura Dwight, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. All business communications and subscriptions should be sent to the Wellesley Colleg'e News, Wellesley, Mass. Entered as second-class matter, October 10, 1919, at the Post Office at Wellesley Branch, Boston, Mass., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 30, 1919. MAUGUS PRESS, PRINTERS, WELLESLEY, MASS. CATHERINE HATFIELD The college was shocked to hear on Tuesday, October 26, of the death of Catherine Hatfield, '23. Her charm combined with her genuine ability had won for her a definite place in Welles- ley. The News feels her loss, not only as a very valuable member of its busi- ness staff but as a loved friend and associate. MID-WEEK CHRISTIAN ASSOCI- ATION MEETINGS The Christian Association is at pre- sent seriously questioning the value of its Wednesday evening meetings. The discussion is not a modern one. For years the meetings have been scantily supported, in spite of the enthusiasm of those regularly attending. The As- sociation is asking the college whether sufficient benefit is derived from fhese meetings to justify the work of main- taining them. Yet the question in re- ality includes far more than is=St first comprehended. The mid week meet- ings are almost the only activity of the Christian Association, marking it as a religious institution. In ceasing to hold them, the Association becomes an organization for social service.The real problem concerns the desirability of having a strictly doctrinal institu- tion. The social activities of the associa- tion, it has long seemed obvious, are its most important work. Students who have never found time to attend a mid-week meeting, have often been among the most helpful supporters of C. A's non-reiigious interests. They have worked not as members of a church but as human beings helping others in less fortunate positions. Their labors have been eminently suc- cessful. Enough cannot be said in ap- preciation of the achievements of the association in social service. To many people this work is of suf- ficient scope and interest. The Chris- tian Association in maintaining two interests, necessarily weakens the .suppcrt given each of them. When one of these interests is only slightly upheld by the college, more energy is required to keep the whole organiza- tion alive. Is it not wiser to concen- trate on social work, whose worth no one can question? There is, moreover, another advan- tage in thus making the organization a non-religious one. As it exists to- day those students who cannot assent to -the initial Christian pledge are de- barred from membership. They would gladly join an organization whose aims were humanitarian; and this new organization, interesting itself only in social service would truly be an all- inclusive one. We urge, therefore, that the' mid- week meetings cease. Obviously, they receive almost no support from the students; more deeply they stand for doctrinal as opposed to universal in- terest. If the Christian Association should restrict its services to the field of charitable work, its membership would be increased and its inherent strength not wasted in work, which, if valuable, is not appreciated by the college. THE NEW HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This week marked the beginning of the business of the House of Repre- sntatives for this year. It is signifi- cant in that it introduces the new sys- tem of election of members, whereby there is district as well as class repre- sentation. The college will watch with interest the success or failure of the plan, and will question its permanence on the results this year. It cannot be expected, however, that the introduction of a new plan will automatically prevent the dissatisfac- tion existing in previous years, unless the college makes a conscious effort to he'p towards its success. Usually it seems that the college, having elected its members to the House, sit*, calmly back with its duty done — and shifts the responsibility to represent- atives. This lethargic state continues until the college finds itself face to Thursday by Jane and Josephine; and Saturday and Friday by Adelaide and Mary Anne. This condition would not, I dare say, increase the number of "heads in chapel for that sun to beam upon." So, merely as a suggestion, why not concentrate this newspaper progagan- da upon even larger chapel attendance six days in the week, accepting with resignation a chapelless Monday as a part of Wellesley's infallible tradi- tions ? E. L. '24 TRAVELLING TIME FOR TUESDAY While the vital issues of the presi- dential election loom large for us all, there is a smaller but quite as disturb- ing issue for those who could vote but have not the assurance that absence from classes on election day will be condoned. In this, the first national election in which American women participate actively, there has not been a clear understanding of such aids as absentee voting, claiming over six months' residence in one's college town,, or the pairing of opposite votes. Moreover who would want to dis- charge her obligation as citizen with a supine agreement to pair off a Re- publican efficiency vote with one for Cox's "I favor going in?" Surely woman's initial opportunity to vote in a presidential election is a matter of importance. There are stu- dents and faculty members who have made the effort to register in their home districts, who must be there in person on next Tuesday either because the law of the state so requires or he- cause the occasion is one of such sig- nificance to to them. For them we ask that Wellesley College permit the cutting of "the uncuttable," make due allowances for late trains, and by this practical encouragement send forth new voters to the polls. The Free Press Column MONDAY CHAPEL It is not only Episcopalians, but we common mortals also, who have left undone those things which we ought to have done. Always a few of last week's marks must still be cleared from our slate to make it ready for the hieroglyphics of another week. And those "few spare moments" of Monday chapel omitted have often proved to serve this purpose well. Indeed, Wellesley College must be photographed. Not at 4.40 if the camera-man has his say! When then? 'Tis a hard, cold fact, but at 8.15 that luminous body, over which so much sympathy was lost in last week's "News," shines with gay approba- tion upon the collegiate photograph victims. And all the other little extra-cur- riculum activities, such as, let us say, listing one's laundry or mailing it, would be done Tuesday, Wednesday, ON READING NEWSPAPERS One of the most surprising things about college girls is their lack of knowledge of current events. Of course there are exceptions to this rule, but for the average student it holds true. Not only are they bliss- fully ignorant of what is going on all over the world, but they seem proud of it. Almost every day you hear someone shout forth with much gusto, "I haven't seen a paper since I came back to college'" Try this on ycur dinner table. When you have become weary of remarking on the weather, the crew prospects, and the freshman serenade, attempt a spritely remark on current events. Take the strike of the coal miners in England, for instance, and speak of its disastrous significance. Most of your housemates will probably blink, and murmur that they have not seen the paper. This will terminate all discussion. Try politics next; Hard- ing's last statement on the League. A feeble interest will flicker, but will soon die out. If you speak about the wholesale cheating in examinations at Cornell, however, the third time will be the charm. Of course no one read about it in the paper, but they are all anxious for the gloomy details and the names of the culprits. You have to come back to the college world to arouse any vital interest. There has been much talk lately of the ignorant woman's vote and the need to educate it. Even worse, sure- ly, is the vote of a college girl who has all the facilities and opportunities to make herself informed on the world's problems, and who instead bases her opinions and knowledge on the remarks of her friends, or en the arguments of the last good speaker that addressed the college. Now that women are voting in na- tional elections, it is the duty of every college girl to attempt to formulate some well grounded opinions on the questions now prominent. The only independent way to do this is to read the newspapers, become familiar with the daily course of events, and then draw her own conclusions. Beg, bor- row, or buy a newspaper, and make a start. M. H. '23 BARNSWALLOWS ELECTION Marjorie L. Sibley, '23, has been elected secretary of the Barnswallow's, Association. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS Blouses, Gowns, Suits, Coats, Skirts, Sweater Coats, Silk Petticoats and Furs. Meyer Jonasson & Co. BOSTON Tremonl: and Boylston Sts^ of October 20, appeared an announce- ment that the date for the Senior Prom had been set for after Easter. This was an error. Now perhaps if the Editor-in-chief had been at class meeting — " "Do you — what do you think of the Parliament of Fools?" the reporter hastened to ask. "Terrible, most of the time, and I agree with Miss Metzger on that point. Why not defer having the department until some really humorous fragment strays into the News office?" "What department of the News in- terests you most?" "Why, in all honesty, I must admit," and here the presidential dignity went down in defeat before a real blush," I always turn first to the engagement column." WHY NOT SUNDAY EVENING LIBRARY HOURS In the last issues of the News, J. D. L. '24, asks "Why not Monday Chap- el?" My contribution to the "Why not" policy is this:— Why not Sunday evening library hours. The large majority of us who be- lieve that "All work and no play makes Jack a duil boy," regard Satur- day afternoon and evening as a well- earned vacation from work, — a few reserved unconditionally for play. We relax from the intellectual effort of the week. If, because of a Sunday afternoon engagement, we are forced to prepare for Monday's classes on Saturday, our wind is not in tune with the work, we feel rebellious, and. con- sequently the work is less effectively done. Sunday morning we keep for chapel and rest, — the one morning we can sleep late! Dinner is not over until two o'clock; if we are at all musical, we have to miss the music hour which follows; if we are at all sociable, we wish to talk with our neighbors for a few minutes; — and then it is half past three! Two hours left for library work, you say. Isn't that enough. — To prepare for three classes on Mon- day morning, I ask? No! This, of course, is an uneventful Sunday afternoon. Should I possess Symphony tickets, should I expect a caller, should I feel it my duty to call on my faculty adviser or even in to see Mary, who lived next dor to me freshman year and whom I hadn't seen for months, — where, oh where are my library hours! If I could spend an extra hour after vespers in the lib- rary, I wouldn't feel so guiltily unpre- pared for that 8.40 history class on Monday. And after all, — why not? It is only tradition, and the fear that we won't go to vespers. All I ask is that the library be ope.i after vespers. To that there can certainly be no reasonable objection. Chapel is over by eight- thirty now, and will be over by eight as soon as the regular seven o'clock vesper hour commences. That gives an hour, or an hour and a half in the library. Would we appreciate it? I'd say we would? — Why not? B. K. A. '23 THE NEWS FROM A STANDPOINT C. G. ATTENTION, HUMORISTS! The Girls' Number of the Brown Jug will go to press on or about December first. All contributions, art and literary, from students in the various girls' colleges must be in the hands of the Beard of Jugglers not later than No- vember 20th this year. A handsome trophy will be awarded to the girls' college scoring the great- est number of points. Handsome prizes for individual work will also be awarded. The judges will consider both art and literary work in the com- petition. Bear in mind that the Jug is A Humorous Magazine And That Material, Both Art and Lit. Must be Humorous The Board of Jugglers believes that the girls can turn out a number that will make the Lampoon crawl back in- to its sanctum, the Sun Dial pray for moonlight nights, the Widow draw her Baskervillian veil and the Brown Jug forget that there ever were such things as spirits. The entire number, which will be off the press by December 17th, will be gotten out by girls from all the big colleges and schools in this country. All contributions should be mailed to The Board of Jugglers, Brown University, Providence., R. I. Interview With Margartet Haddock "I think the News is interesting' and entertaining," said Margaret Haddock, president of College Government, to the reporter who had pursued her for three days. "I always read my News," she continued, "and very often I dis- agree with the opinions it voices, but that's not surprising." "Do you think the attitude of the News is destructive?" "I have never thought much about it. Let me see — "and Miss Haddock lapsed into deep thoughtfulness. The reporter gnawed the cap of her fountain pen and gazed about her, much impressed by an enormous, cal- endar filled with memorandums of ap- pointments and meetings filling the next four weeks. "I think," Miss Haddock's voice broke the silence, "I think the News should be a great deal surer of its critical ability before it undertakes serious adverse criticism. If a lecture is to be criticised, a great deal of care and fairness should be exercised, oth- erwise an unkind and unfair result will misrepresent the speaker and mislead the college. A resume of the lecture could be given, and the college could form its own decisions." "Margaret!" A call from across the hall interrupted us. "What is the postage to Canada?" Miss Haddock reached to the bookcase and extracted a thin volume and carried it to the room opposite. "But one thing I can suggest," she cotinued as she returned, "is greater care in referring all announcements to the heads of the organizations con- cerned for verification. In the issue franklin Simon & Ca aA Store of Individual Shops Fifth Avenue, New York Will exhibit at the WELLESLEY INN Wellesley, Mass. THURSDAY Nov. 4th FRIDAY Nov. 5th SATURDAY Nov. 6th Smartest Winter FASHIONS For Th - Young Woman That mark the advance of the mode and the retreat of prices— an achievement by Franklin Simon & Co. on Fifth Avenue that now extends its advantages to Wellesley. Dresses Suits Coats Furs Blouses Sports Clothes Sweaters Skirts Lingerie Negligees Shoes Riding Habits THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS AN EDITORIAL ENGAGEMENT Poetical Correspondence of Legenda Editor Described "And believe me, there's more con- nected with this engagement than would appear to the naked eye" ad- mitted Miss Emily Tyler Holmes., '20, "when questioned concerning the de- tails of her famous alliance, "but if you must hear the story, 'tis this. "I believe that it has been the good fortune of all to become acquainted with that famous literary production, the Wellesley College Year Book, otherwise known as the Legenda. During my editorship of the publica- tion, I was frequently enraged by the stupidity and general uselessness of the printer, and upon these occasions I vented my wrath upon him, in the shape of poetic epistles. These were really very clever, a fact noticed not only by the printer but also by a friend of his in the advertising de- partment. And here is where the romance comes in. "The friend wrote a poem in reply to my letters which I received with- out further acknowledgement than a maidenly blush. But when a girl from his home town visited Welles- ley, supplied me with his name, age, pedigree and general desirability, I put my modesty aside and answered his poem with another one. And that's how it all started." "We wrote more and more poems and gradually we started to write things about ourselves in the letters — you know how that is "(Rapturous nods and yes, yes" filled the air). So finally it seemed as though we were just meant for each other. It was inevitable, so what could we do? We'd wasted too many stamps to stop. Of course our perfectly respect- able families tried to hold us back by words and force, but you can't prevent the inevitable." "And so he wrote that he was com- ing down this fall to see me and then, just one week before he came, I or- dered announcements of pur engage- ment." (Horrified yelps of "Demi, you didn't" resounded through the Dug Out. "Were you engaged before "you met?") "Well, he hadn't exactly masked me to marry him, but I had told my father that it would be only suit- able to show him the announcement when he came." "And then when he did come — but we will leave the rest to the imagina- tion of our gentle readers, for as Demi says "there's more than is visible to the naked eye." JANET TRAVELL AGAIN WINS COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP IN TENNIS The tennis match between Janet Travell, '22, and Louise Dixon, '23, which was started October 15 and called off at the end of two sets on ac- count of darkness, was completed Oc- tober 18. By winning the third and deciding set, Janet Travell continued to hold the championship of the col- lege. Louise Dixon, who played an excellent game in spite of her defeat, holds the Junior Championship of America. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS Sport Necessities and correct clothes for Street, Travel or School Wear FEATURING Sweaters, Skirts Hats, Suits Stockings, etc. [BOOKLET ON APPLICATION] Athletic Goods Golf and Tennis Send for our New Fall Catalogue Wrieht & Ditson 344 Washington St. Boston 9, Mass. WALNUT MARSHMALLOW FUDGE A delicious creamy confection that fairly melts in the mouth. Pure home- made. Our delivery service insures its reaching you fresh the day it is made. $1.00 per pound, money order or check. C. A. BUTTERWORTH, Box 42, Newton Center, Mass. Look for the BI113 Sign WELLESLEV TEA ROOM and FOOD SHOP ALICE G. COOMBS, '93 GRACE I. COOMBS, '94 Wellesley Square, Over Post Off. Tel. DR. EBEN MOORE FLAGG ORTHODONTIST 558 Washington St., Wellesley Office Hours, 9 a. m. - 12 m. 2 - 5 p. m. Graduae of New York School of Dentistry Telephone, Wellesley 471-M. SOUTH NATICK, MASS. Rooms with Bath Good Meals Griddle Cakes with Maple Syrup Telephone— Natick 8610 MISS HARRIS, Manager An Account of Col- lege Hall Fire with Picture in the News of April 2, 1920 Copies for sale at 25c each in the News Office any day be- tween 11.30 and 12.30. THE- PARLIAMENT- OF* FOOLS FRESHMAN PSYCHOLOGY Twelve cadenced tolls of a terrific gong ? "Thick boots; some article of value; "And a wrap that's warm, and long "Enough to camouflage pajama legs. I grope in vast mysterious depths: An orthopedic? It'll do. A silver slipppr? Take it too. Might just as well, For hear! That cruel bell Is tolling on. Open the window, for the flame Must have an exit (that's the name That they connect with fire, isn't it?) And now the light — should it be off or on? Oh holy smoke — I meant to con Each rule and regulation of a fire drill. At last I charge out, down the hall until A sudden inspiration hurls me back: The "valued article" is what I lack. My jeweled heirloom? It's not here, It's in the safe at home, I fear. My baby grand? Where can it be, The sole possession dear to me? Ah! there's a bit of Bernhard Shaw, And here, a treatise on law. — Quick, quick, the bell is clanging yet — His photograph? — Did I forget To close my window?! Bang it down, or I'll be late , An "error" now would seal my fate. A find! A match box — ah, well done: Quite a propos. — Indeed I'll run Round those last curves of spiral stairs Bang! What? A man! He stares. Merely at curlers, and some locks That have escaped effective torture. The janitor? Sweet dreams, dear man. And to the fire roll-call I ran. E. M. L. '22 TRAINING NIGHTMARES (Apologies to Lewis Carroll) I thought I saw ten minutes more To study for a test. I looked again and found it was A Pesky Training Pest. For fifteen minutes of that time, He cried, "You've got to rest." I thought I saw advice and food And met my faculty. I looked again and found 'twas only Regulation Three. "You can't have any food," he said, "Unless you first ask me." I thought I heard a morning Quiz Approaching there and then. I looked again and found the noise Proceeded from Big Ben. "You'd better go to bed," he cried. "It's very nearly ten." I dreamed I saw a cake of ice Who trampled on my toes, And slowly mounted inch by inch Until he reached my nose. "I used to be a shower-bath," He said, "Until I froze." L. C. '24 WELLESLEY CREDO (With apologies to Nathan and Mencken^ Fourteen Points That all Wellesley Girls Believe 1. That seniors look well in caps and gowns. 2. That all outside reading must be done on the Library steps. 3. That only girls that go to the tearoom grow fat. 4. That a plaid skirt and high white sneakers constitute the typical college girl's costume. 5 That the Misses Coombs are mul- ti-millionaires. 6. That instructors believe an in- dustrious letter-writer to be taking co- pious notes. 7. That beefsteak and ice-cream are served at the infirmary every night. 8. That the Ad Building is tempor- ary. 9. That walking to Mary Hemen- way makes one thin. 10. That all Harvard men wear spats. 11. That Miss Johnson sleeps in Or- thopedic shoes. .' 12. That Vassar girls have a smok- ing room on each corridor. 13. That Schrafft's is the best res- taurant in Boston. 14 That the inmates of Dana Hall are tucked in bed every night. B. L. '23 YEAR THE FIRST A pitter patter of your heart A very painful blushing You stumbled just a little bit And all your thoughts went rush- ing— She called you by your given name A thrill went right straight through Oh ne'er again will come such bliss My dear! A SENIOR knew you! And year 2, 3, 4 A pitter patter of your heart A very painful blushing You stumbled just a little bit And all your thoughts went rush- ing— She called you by your given name A thrill went right straight through you Oh ne'er again will come such bliss My dear! A FRESHMAN knew you! M. D. Fraser, 1923 TAXI SERVICE Baggage Transfer Perkins Garage SUMNER FROST, Proprietor 69 Central St., Wellesley, Mass. Telephone Wellesley 409 GARS STORED. Let us store your car for you in our new modern Garage. Cars washed and polished. Wellesley Inn == has STEAKS, FRIED CHICKEN and WAFFLES for those who enjoy good food and pleasant surroundings. Telephone 180. Reserve the Chimney Corner for your Din- ner Party. B. L. KARTT TAILOR, FURRIER We cleanse, dye, press, and mend all kinds of ladies wearing apparel. All work carefully and promptly done at reasonabls prices. Wellesley Sq., Opp. Post Office THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS EMILY GORDON TO SPEAK AT FRAMINGHAM On Wednesday, October 27, Emily- Gordon, '22, is to speak at Framing- ham Normal on her experiences as a representative of the World's Stu- dents' Christian Conference in Gen- eva, Switzerland. This offers a splend- id opportunity to those who were not able to hear Mis? Gordon speak at the Christian Association meeting. Last year Miss Gordon was chosen as the Wellesley Undergraduate Field Representative of the Y. W. C. A. and as such attended the Christian Associ- ation convention at Cleveland. Here recommendations were handed in for a representative to attend the confer- ence, at Geneva. By a process of elimination this list was reduced to three names, and from these, Miss Coude, a member of the general com- mittee, selected Emily Gordon as the undergraduate representative of all the women's colleges of the United States at the conference in Switzer- land. On July 30, Miss Gordon sailed with Miss Coude and Miss Blanchard who represented the Y. W. C. A. They landed in England, visiting Cambridge and Oxford. Miss Gordon was im- pressed with the serious attitude of the students in England. They Tiave yet to prove the value of women's education and they are intensely earnest in their work. Oxford has only recently granted degrees to wom- en on the same basis as to men. From England the representatives passed through France to Switzerland. The convention itself lasted from July 30 to August 8. One can easily imag- ine the explosive elements in such an assembly, a German sitting next to a Frenchman who had fought in the re- cent war. It is difficult to understand how a basis of understanding could be found between such antagonistic forces. Miss Gordon said at the Chris- tian Association meeting that the big- gest thing which she got from the con- ference was the realization of "the power of Christianity to create inter- nationalism" Every delegate, what- ever country or religion, had the single aim and purpose of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and bring- ing students everywhere in closer un- ion with him. D R '23 Right Clothes for Gampus& Classroom Good taste in clothes is acquired in college years. Start right. If you se- lect your college wearables in Read's Women's Sportswear Shop,, there can never be a question as to their fitness, their quality, or their adherence to most moderate prices. We call to your particular attention top coats, tailored suits, jersey suits; sport jackets, sweaters in all styles, suede leather jackets, tailored shirts, wool stockings, sport hats and sport shoes. 364 Washington Street, Boston WM. READ & SONS, Inc. "The Great Outdoors Store" 364 Washington Street, Boston SUGGESTIONS FOR SPRING PLAY WANTED The Drama Committee of the Barn- swallows' Association is now consider- ing possibilities for the spring play, and would appreciate suggestions from the college. It is to be a long play out-of-doors. Anyone who knows of such a play that she would like to see given here may write it up in the "Suggestion Book" to be found on the Barn board. The committee will be grateful for the suggestion, and happy to consider it. Mary Pringle Barret, Ch. Dr. Com. BOTANY 309 ATTACKS THE VILLAGE The Washington and Little House "estates" in Wellesley Village have been attacked No longer is Washing- ton to stand out boldly, unmasked by shrubbery or vines; no longer is Little House to skulk behind its masses of foliage; the landscape gardening class has descended upon them. At any hour of the day, the casual campusite as she wanders down Wash- ington Street to Gramkow's, or to an exhibit at the Inn, may see on the premises of Little House an erstwhile friend now transformed into an eager gardener. She is laden with note- books, pencils, and other impediments, and is dodging warily amidst the for- sythia bushes to the risk of a new hair net, or manfully driving a huge stake to the tune of "Evolu." To a dazed question as to her mode of rec- reation she will chirp, "It's our first problem in landscape gardening. Wait until we get through; you won't rec- ognize the place." , The changes, however, will not be so drastic that a Washington fresh- man will not recognize her abode. The twelve members of the class in Bot- any 309 are to apply the principles they are learning, and the ideas that they have acquired from trips to some of the beautiful estates around Bos- ton; to the correct planting of these gardens, and with some thoughtful planting and pruning they expect to add to the attractive appearance of these two freshmen dormitories, and to gain some practical experience at the same time. M. H. '23 THE WELLESLEYHILFE The first monthly meeting of the Wellesleyhilfe will be held Monday, November first, at 7.30 in the home of the President, Mrs. Gentry Waldo, 30 Leighton Road, Wellesley. All mem- bers are invited. (Members are all who have paid, or will that evening pay their yearly due of $1.00). Interesting letters are going to be read at .this meeting and parcels are to be sewn up. AH who wish to help with the sewing are asked to bring their thimbles. The Committee: Mrs. Gentry Waldo — President Prof. Eliza Kendrick — Vice-President Mrs. John Lee — Secretary- Treasurer Advisory Members: Mrs. Robert Gould Shaw Fraulein Miiller FAHEY HOUSE TO BE INFIRMARY ANNEX The patients who would ordinarily have to convalesce in Tower Court's fifth floor when the Infirmary reaches its capacity this winter will now be sent to the annex, the old Fahey house in the hollow below Simpson Cottage. This frame building has undergone a thorough renovation, with its tiny kitchen and dining room and sunny bedrooms still redolent of varnish and kalsomine. The white infirmary beds are not yet in, but there will be a com- fortable place for the "overflow pa- tients" to rest before such need arises. HOW MUCH DO YOU SPEND ON YOUR CLOTHES? How much do you spend on your clothes? The women at Stanford University last year spent an average of $812 each on clothing, according to the answers to five hundred question- naires sent out lately by the Daily Palo Alto, the campus paper. The smallest sum spent by an indi- vidual girl was. $85.00, and the largest was $3,000. Six per cent of the women spent less than $250, and twenty-four per cent spent more than $1,000. In contrast to these extravagant sums, the average annual expenditure of the men was $279 each. M. H. '23 (Continued from page 1, col. 3) ber of the House, then spoke briefly on the Political Rally. She asked for the co-operation of all the students. Not only the presence, but the humor of the college is requested. A presi- dential campaign comes only once in the college life of a student. Its im- portance cannot be overemphasized. (Continued from page 1, col. 4) gest thing to her, the speaker said, was "the power of Christianity to bridge gaps and to make an interna- tionalism." CAST FOR " TRAGEDY OF NAN" The cast which was announced be- fore rehearsals for the first Barnswal- low's play is as follows: Na" Rebecca Hill. '21 Dick Dorothea Smith. '23 Jenny Ethel Quinn, '22 Gaffer T ouise DeWolf, '22 Mrs. Pargetter Elizabeth Brown, '21 Mr. Pargetter Mary Hughes, '23 Rev. Mr. Drew Dane Vermilion, '22 Capt. Dixon Eleanor Walden, '21 Artie Frances Powell, '21 Susan Dorothy Underhill,. '22 Others in the party Ruth Hastings, '22 Marion Lockhart, 21 Ruth Harrison, '22 EXCHANGES In Vassar there are, in addition to Americans, nine nationalities now rep- resented among the students. Five young women are from Czecho-Slo- vakia, four from France, two from England and one from each of the fol- lowing: Chile, China, Hawaii, Russia, Serbia and Sweden. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS Alumnae department Alumnae and former students are urged to co-operate in mi-.king this department inter- esting, by sending all notices promptly to Alumnae Office, Wellesley (College) Mass. ENGAGED ex '16 Ethel May Perkins to John Howard Hill of Lawrence, Mass. '19 Mamre Bailey to Elmer Edward Finck Cornell. 1914. '20 Ruth E. Hawkins to Roger R. Jenness. MARRIED '95 Gladwin-Curtis. On October 20., at North Weymouth, Mass., Lillian Fay Curtiss to Albert E. Gladwin, president of the National Security Bank of Boston. '16 Davis-Moses. On June 29, in Chi- cago, 111., Helen C. Moses to Homer Bryan Davis. At home, Orange Court Ap'ts., Coronado, California. '19 Stanwood-Lumsden. On Septem- ber 25, Helen M. Lumsden to Mr. A. T. Stanwood. '20 Johnson-Corney. On October 18, at South Boston, Mass., Edna Florence Corney to Arthur Wallace Johnson. That, whereas God in his infinite wisdom hath taken from us one of our dearly loved classmates, we, the Class of 1913, wish to record our grief over her death and to extend our sympathy to her husband in his loss. Be it resolved ; that a copy of these resolutions be sent to her husband and to the College News and also be entered on the records of the Class. Signed, Mary (Colt) Filley. Marcia Kerr. Ruth Hypes. On October 15, in Wellesley, Mass., Mrs. Laetitia Snow, mother of Pro- fessor Laetitia M. Snow of the Bot- any Department. BORN '07 On September 21, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a daughter, Barbara Mitchell, to Sarah (Mitchell) Manley. '11 On October 14, a second son, Henry Caldwell, to Mary (Martin) Toll. '12 On October 19., in Maiden", Mass., a daughter, Clarinda, to Ruth (Fland- ers) Turner. '14 On August 21, a son, Clinton Tillinghast, to Sophie (Tillinghast) Crolius. ex '18 On October 12, a daughter, Vivien Liddell, to Marion (Gunson) Gardner. DIED '99 On October 10, in Newburyport, Mass., Charles A. Bliss, brother of Assistant Professor Mary C. Bliss of the Wellesley Botany Department. '07 On September 27, Barbara Mitchell, baby daughter of Sarah (Mitchell) Manley. RESOLUTION The class of 1913 learns with sad- ness of the death of Mae (Sarles) Treat on October third, and in loving memory of her passes the folowing resolutions. LECTURES ON SOCIALISM The New England Section of the In- tercollegiate Socialist Society an- nounces a course in "The Fundament- als of Socialism." to be given in the Girls' City Club, 8 Newbury Street, alternate Sunday afternoons at three o'clock. At four o'clock questions may be asked of the speaker, while tea is being served. Admission for undergraduates is 25 cents. The course is as follows: I. Sunday afternoon, October 24, 1920. Lecture on 'The Economic In- terpretation of History," by Louis Marcus. II. Sunday afternoon, November 7, 1920. Lecture on "The Class Strug- gle," by George E. Roewer, Jr. III. Sunday afternoon, November 21, 1920. Lecture on "The Abolition of the Wage System," by Dr. Antoin- ette Konikow. IV. Sunday afternoon, December 5, 1920. Lecture on "The Socialist State." H. A. Laidler, Secretary of the Na- tional Society of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, editor of "The So- cialist Review," and author of "Social- ism in Thought and Action," will lead the discussion. It is hoped to have ten minute speeches by representatives of the Socialist party, the Communists, the Syndicalists and the Anarchists. V. Sunday afternoon, January 9, 1921. Lecture on "The Mechanics of Socialism," by James Mackaye, author of "Americanized Socialism," "The Mechanics of Socialism," 'The Econ- omy of Happiness," etc. GUSTAVE LOREY Photographer "Portraits of Merit" Photographer to the 1923 Legenda, also 1920. The same special prices are offered to any member of the College. Sittings by appointment at Agora. Albany, N. Y. Studio, 176 State St. Also at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. HATS For every season and occasion — there is a Kornfeld Hat for the woman of discern- ment $7.50 to $25.00 Boston 65-69 Summer Street VI. Sunday afternoon, January 16, 1921. Lecture on "Socialism and Art," by H. W. L. Dana. VII. Sunday afternoon, January 23, 1921. Lecture on "Socialism and Re- ligion," by Professor Vida D. Scudder of Wellesley College. YE OLDE-TIME SPORT CHALLENGES SUNDAY'S SPECIAL SERVICE At the musical vesper service in the Houghton Memorial Chapel, Sunday, October 24, the following program was given with Miss Ewe and Miss Bye acting as soloists: Anthem "Watchman will the night soon pass" Neidlinger Organ: Nocturne Russell King Miller Choir: ("Lord, how long wilt Thou forget me." Neidlinger Organ: Sortie Arthur Foote Pastorale Purcell J. Mansfield An unexpected and lovely feature was the singing of "Jesus, lover of my Soul" by Ruth Hypes, 1913. Archery has started something. "Whereas, we, the teams of that an- cient and honorable sport, archery, be- Jieve that it has not received due re- spect from the more modern and less subtle sports in vogue" — reads the challenge. It goes on to say that each of the "less subtle" sports is in- vited to send a representative to the field on Wednesday, November 3, at 3.40, where a contest will be held. These representatives must be novices, need not have an idea of how the bow is held. Twelve trial arrows will be shot, after which scores will be kept for twenty-four arrows. This promises to be not only a boost for archery but a contest decidedly worth watching as well. F. W. '23 SPORTS APPAREL EXHIBITED BY WRIGHT & DITSON BOSTON At Wellesley Inn, Mon. Nov. 1st Showing suitable clothes for College use TWEEDS, TOP COATS, AND TWEED SUITS, RIDING SUITS, SWEATERS, HATS, SHIRTS, WOOL STOCK- INGS, SKIRTS AND LEATHER GOODS. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS AS COLLEGE LOOKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF EVERYTHING (With editorial apologies to L. C. '24) "Why, Marcia Cressey's in the House of Rep., C. A., Barn, Legenda, Operetta, every committee there is, every joke that was ever pulled off — she's absolutely at the bottom of everything!" Hearing this, the reporter dashed upstairs without more ado and knocked at the notable senior's door. "Come in," came forth in unmistak- able "down Maine" accent. But this was not so simple. The room was already full to bursting and the reporter stood torn between curi- osity and the instinct of self-preserva- tion before a high, lurid-looking sign, 'Enter at your Own Risk. We assume no Responsibility in Case of Accident." When, however, a dozen or more girls had risen from the couch and with- drawn, Marcia Cressey was discovered seated at her desk. She was attired in khaki blouse and pre-historic sneak- ers suggesting the Pit. It afterwards came to light that she was dressed for dinner. At first glance she seemed al- most entirely surrounded by flowers and animals of every description,, pel- icans, dogs and rabbits. In the book- case, "The Sample Case of Humor" and "The Pentecost of Calamity" stood baffingly side by side. On thewall hung a plaster cast of "Victory" taken from a frieze — a headless woman bending forward to hold up one foot. As the reporter's dazed eye roved about the room, Miss Cressey volun- teered bits of information. She was not ordinarily accustomed to having it "said with flowers" so lavishly, she explained, but she had just returned from the infirmary. The toy animals were relics of childhood, and, in de- ploring her want of the aesthetic sense, she said that all the frieze ever brought to her mind was, "ouch, my toe." Urged for a glimpse into her past, Miss Cressey admitted that she was born in Portland, Maine, March 13, 1899, of poor but honest parents. That she was a precocious infant, all the college witnessed last spring, at step singing. She attended the village school and grew up to be a credit to her parents. More she would not say, nor would she go into the future which caused us to eye the flowers know- ingly. Being at the "bottom of every- thing," Miss Cressey was naturally in- terested in talking about them all. "College is too conservative," she said, emphatically. "We need to break away from the pretty conven- tionalities that are keeping us from real progress." She hopes for great things from the Radical speakers introduced this year into the House of Representatives. When asked aboutthe Barn, she be- came even more enthusiastic. "Barn plays have always been rec- reation," she said. "It is time they began to have educational value as well. We have had enough of the sweet and simple. With plays such as the "Tragedy of Nan," and with professional coaching, the actors as well as the audience are getting some- thing of real benefit." At the mention of the "News" Miss Cressey hesitated, explaining that be- cause of her very close association with this publication and the respon- sibility of her position on its staff, she was naturally keenly sensitive about it. Her capacity on the staff, she went on to say was that of large 0. G., Of- ficial Gossip, and would be apt to pre- judice her in its favor. "I haven't a fault to find," she stated. "To my mind, the "News" is an ideal periodical." F. W. '23 COLLEGE NOTES Movies are the only attraction it holds now, for the dog wagon is no more. The Natick Board of Health has banished the source of hot dogs, Westerns, and apple Pie. FRANK BROTHERS Fifth Avenue Boot Shop Near Forty-Eighth Street, New York Boots, Slippers, Hosiery for Men, Women and Children BOSTON CHICAGO Michigan Blvd. BIdg. corner Washington St. Tremont and Boylston Sts. Little Building ST. LOUIS Arcade Building NEW HAVEN Hotel Taft PITTSBURGH Jenkins Arcade CLEVELAND . Athletic Club Building WASHINGTON Woodward Building opp. Shoreham Hotel SAN FRANCISCO Whitney Building 133 Geary Street NEW QUILL PENS SPANISH COMBS T'YOU T'YOU T'WHO T'WHO HALLOWE'EN GREETINGS T'YOU T'YOU HALLOWE'EN FAVORS AND GREETING CARDS Something New every day Look in at SUE RICE STUDIO 10 Grove Street Wellesley THE WELLESLEY NATIONAL BANK WELLESLEY, MASS. The faculty and students of Wellesley College are invited to avail themselves of the privileges and services offered by this Bank, and the officers and employees are ever ready to render any assistance possible in connection with banking matters. C. N. TAYLOR, President BENJ. H. SANBORN, V.-Presidem LOUIS HARVEY, Cashier Savings Department Safe Deposit Boxes COLLEGE NOTES Numerous alumnae were back for the last week-end, among them Elsie Lustig, Martha Newbro, Ruth Wis- hart, Rachel Rathbun, Eleanor White, Maude Stewart, Rachel Jones, Mar- garet Alcock, Edith Wilkey, Dorothea Douglass, Catharine Mills, Margaret MacNaughten, and Anna Baetjer, all 1920. It is rumored that 1920 will chal- lenge 1921 to a croquet match on Field Day. Elizabeth McGill Clarkson, 1918, and Elizabeth Barrington, 1918, came back to see their freshmen masquer- ading in caps and gowns, Saturday. The first dormitory dancing of the year was an event of Saturday, Oc- tober 23. Cazenove and Beebe were opened. Eleanor Jamison '22 played at the former and there was Victrola music at the latter. There was a party at Shafer last week. Miss Alice McGregor, gave a formal dinner party for all the members of Beebe, Tuesday, October 26. Miriam Toll Culbert and Katherine Wardwell '18, came to Wellesley for the week-end. There was an explosion in the Chemistry laboratory recently. SEEN BY THE RIDING MASTER "You want my impressions of Wel- lesley? Well, now, if you could just tell me about that kind of impression you would like me to have, I should be glad to do my best for you," said Mr. Boswell, the new riding master, the other day when pursued to the riding hall with the usual question. "What do you think of the riding here?" I ventured. "Well, there seems to be great en- thusiasm for riding. I suppose the Gibson pictures have their appeal as well as the horses. The beginners have one main object in life — to leave the dusty oval and fare forth poetically into the woodland. There is one thing about this college riding that really amuses me very much. As soon as they get out of sight of the riding hall, the girls all prepare for a nice little social pink tea. All very charming, I'm sure, but I was under the impres- sion that call-outs were for — shall we say slightly more utilitarian pur- poses ? Still— ("Girls will be girls,") the reporter gathered from the pause. "I think the difficulty of many of the girls is their nervousness about the horses. In team work the riding is exceptionally good. Given the neces- sary training, the college teams could compete with any troop of cavalry." About his previous career, Mr. Bos- well was very modest indeed, but the reporter did elicit the information that he served in the British army~five years, then in the cavalry and two in aviation. "When you are in fhe cav- alry, you like aviation better; and when you become an aviator, there is no service like the cavalry," he chuckled reminiscently. "I liked the aviation rather better till I had my smashup and had to leave. No,, noth- ing very much; I got into a rather bad gale, the machine turned upside down, and I landed that way, too, that's all." After long' service at Galipoli, Mr. Boswell was demobilized in Dec. 1919. He then returned to England and acted as instructor in the gymnasium at Eton College until he came to Wel- lesley this fall. C. F. '23 Can You Help Us? We need two words to complete the fol- lowing Tho't Gem As cold and chill the weather grows, The student group together goes To tuck its little Within the Yarn Shoppe Heather Hose. HEAVY WEIGHT $2.50 LIGHT WEIGHT $2.25 12 Brook St. First Street to right beyond the Square